Mortality among the elderly in the Alameda County Study : behavioral and demographic risk factors

We studied the association between behavioral and demographic risk factors and 17-year mortality in members of the Alameda County (California) Study who were 60-94 years of age at baseline. In this age group, increased risk of death is associated with being male, smoking, having little leisure-time physical activity, deviating from moderate weight relative to height, and not regularly eating breakfast. These increased risks were independent of age, race, socioeconomic position (SEP), other behavioral risk factors, and baseline physical health status. Further examination of the group aged 70 or more revealed the same patterns of heightened risk.

Errataetall:

ErratumIn: Am J Public Health 1987 Jul;77(7):818

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

1987

Erschienen:

1987

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:77

Enthalten in:

American journal of public health - 77(1987), 3 vom: 15. März, Seite 307-12

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kaplan, G A [VerfasserIn]
Seeman, T E [VerfasserIn]
Cohen, R D [VerfasserIn]
Knudsen, L P [VerfasserIn]
Guralnik, J [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

Adult
Age Factors
Aged
Americas
Behavior
Biology
Body Weight
California
Demographic Factors
Developed Countries
Developing Countries
Differential Mortality
Health
Journal Article
Leisure
Mortality
North America
Northern America
Nutrition
Physiology
Population
Population Characteristics
Population Dynamics
Research Report
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
Sex Factors
Smoking
United States

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 16.03.1987

Date Revised 14.05.2019

published: Print

ErratumIn: Am J Public Health 1987 Jul;77(7):818

Citation Status MEDLINE

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM037940813